Scopophilia and audience pleasures

SCOPOPHILIA: "Put simply, scopophilia is the pleasure of watching"

Audiences gain pleasure out of watching other characters in the shows

"The spectator’s gaze: the audience looking at the subject on the screen...The gaze is inextricably linked to power relationships – the bearer of the gaze has the power."

This highlights the power is in the audience's hands as they watch others lives without being watched

Lucy Scott-Galloway teaches Media Studies at Newham Sixth Form Centre.
from MediaMagazine 21, September 2008.